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March 2004
You don’t need the luck of the
Irish to get organized, but it helps to simplify your life. Here’s
the lucky seven:
1. Consolidate credit cards.
Most stores take Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Get rid
of the others and make your charges on one or two only. Pay fewer
bills at the end of the month.
2. Let it ring. Use your answering device and/or caller ID to
screen your calls. Tele-pests usually hang up. Return other calls
promptly.
3. Delegate.
Don’t try to do it all. Get help from people you work or
live with; hire “Leprechauns” for repairs and maintenance.
4. Cook more.
When you cook, make enough for two meals. Freeze the extra and
you’ve bought time for yourself!
5. Unschedule yourself.
Practice booking less into your day, leaving breaks to either
catch-up or rejuvenate.
6. If you think it, ink it.
Don’t try to remember everything. Write it down in one place:
a large pad, notebook or PDA.
7. Think about tomorrow.
Set aside a few minutes at the end of the day to get your shamrocks
lined up: who do you need to call, what’s due, what appointments
do you have, can you run an errand en route, etc?
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